AKAAL GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05957569 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).
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Refinance opportunity
24 live charges · oldest 15.3y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
24 charges (24/24 with lender, 24/24 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £25,857,035
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Profit before tax | £25.86M | — |
| Average employees | 258 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
5 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-06-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-08🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2024-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-30🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2016-12-19➕BARRETT, Tanya Maria appointedsecretary
- 2016-12-19➖AMBERSLEY, Monica Elaine resignedsecretary
- 2015-07-06🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-07-06🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-07-06🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-07-06🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2015-04-15🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-06-05🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-11-15🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-11-15🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-11-15🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-10-25🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-02-15🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-11-30🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-04-19🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-01-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-01-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-01-13🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-01-13🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-01-13🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-01-13🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-01-13🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-01-13🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-05-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2011-04-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-07-28➕AMBERSLEY, Monica Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2008-07-28➖MANAK, Surinder Singh resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AKAAL GROUP LIMITED
Showing most recent 50 of 59 events
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 low23 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gaganvir Singh Manak Individual · British · DOB 12/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 01/04/2026 |
Mr Hamanvir Singh Manak Individual · British · DOB 12/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 01/04/2026 |
Rajbir Singh Manak Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 01/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Rajbir Singh Manakceased 01/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Stanmore House Gyproc Business Park
Church Manorway
Erith
Kent
DA8 1DE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
BARRETT, Tanya Maria→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MANAK, Harbhajan Kaur→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2006-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MANAK, Rajbir Singh→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2006-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AMBERSLEY, Monica Elaine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-07-28 · resigned 2016-12-19
MANAK, Surinder Singh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-10-05 · resigned 2008-07-28
APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-05 · resigned 2006-10-05
APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-10-05 · resigned 2006-10-05
APEX NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-10-05 · resigned 2006-10-05
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Mortgages & charges
24
Total charges
23
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:24 of 24 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/03/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/07/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/07/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/07/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/07/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/04/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 05/06/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2013 | 08/10/2024 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/11/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/10/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 15/02/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 30/11/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 19/04/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 16/01/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 16/01/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 13/01/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 13/01/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 13/01/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 13/01/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 13/01/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 13/01/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 09/05/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/04/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (111 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-06-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-08